bổ

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bổdippinghỏi

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bổ means especially a large one.

Chinese characters: 補

Meanings of bổ in English

Verb

to split firewood by the axis of each log
- bổ củito split firewood
to chop a piece of fruit, especially a large one, by its axis to divide it into smaller pieces for consumption
- bổ dưato chop a watermelon
Central Vietnam, Northern Vietnam to trip and fall onto the ground ≈ ngã té

Adverb

of falling quickly and heavily to the ground

Adjective

of food healthy; wholesome
- thuốc bổa nutritional supplement
- bổ phổi/phếgood for one's lungs
- bổ máu/huyếtgood for one's blood

Verb

Southern Vietnam, obsolete Southern Vietnam form of vỗ

Words with bổ

bổ củi bổ dưỡng bổ ích bổ khuyết bổ ngữ bổ sung bổ túc bồi bổ vô bổ bổ chính bổ dụng bổ nghĩa bổ nhiệm bổ thể bổ đề

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bổ could be written as 補. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *buuh. Cognate with Khmer ពុះ (puh).

Frequently asked questions

What does bổ mean in English?

bổ (verb) means "especially a large one".

How do you pronounce bổ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓo˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɓow˨˩˦]. Tones: bổ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is bổ a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bổ is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 補.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.